Boy, 11, Calls Police On Father After Finding Drugs In His Briefcase

It isn’t uncommon for parents to keep a few things from their kids — but what one Massachusetts man was hiding from his son caused an immediate police response and ended up landing him behind bars.

According to WCVB News in Boston, an 11-year-old boy was looking at his father’s luggage when he found highly illegal drugs. Although faced with a difficult choice, the son called 911 and reported the discovery to the police.

“I commend this young man for being brave enough to come forward and report that these dangerous substances were in his home,” said James Fitzpatrick, the police chief in the town of Lawrence. The chief also disclosed that the boy had witnessed his father selling drugs earlier in the day.

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The drugs in question are undeniably dangerous. Detectives reported that they recovered 212 grams of both heroin and fentanyl.

The latter is a synthetic opiate so powerful that it can cause lethal overdoses in small amounts and even cause damage or death though accidental contact with the skin.

Drug Enforcement Agency officials have warned law enforcement personnel throughout the country to use extreme caution when handling the potent narcotic, according to Medscape.

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Reports indicated that the drugs were packaged for resale within five sandwich bags hidden in father’s luggage. To his credit, the boy’s dad turned himself in to police without a fight after he realized they were searching for him.